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Only parish residents to play on top TV show ready to debut Christian radio station here
By KEVIN CHIRI Tammany West news MANDEVILLE – St. Tammany Parish will soon be home to a 100,000-watt Christian radio station that will be anchored by two locals who were previously selected among
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Community banking has been Wiggins’ calling
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Jerry Wiggins tells a story that reminds us all about the importance of the smallest details in life, and how they can affect a child. Wiggins
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Man charged in father’s beating
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – The former chief of staff for the City of Slidell was the victim on Sunday of a vicious attack by his own son, sending him to
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I.G. position not a ‘13 bill
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – The possibility of St. Tammany voters approving an inspector general to oversee public agencies here won’t be happening until Nov., 2014, and the lead supporters of
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Son is charged in death of dad
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau PEARL RIVER — A 38-year-old Pearl River man remains in St. Tammany Parish jail today, after being extradited from Mississippi and brought here where he is now facing
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A ROCK AND ROLL LIFE
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL — Back in the 1950s, it was John Perkins Sr. who garnered national attention as part of The Crew Cuts, a four-part harmony band that saw their
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Father killed in Pearl River
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau PEARL RIVER — The sixth homicide of the year in St. Tammany Parish has signs of another connection to the dwindling mental health services here and in the
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St. Tammany man hopes to hit it big with sports drink he developed
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL — Brian Brothers admits he is a “dreamer.” “I was always thinking of ideas, to develop something new, find a way to make it big,” the 34-year-old
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Slidell City Council Tuesday, Sept. 11—6:30 p.m. Council Chambers 2045 Second St., St. 320, Slidell Slidell Planning & Zoning Monday, Sept. 17—7 p.m. Council Chambers 2045 Second St., St. 320, Slidell Slidell Civil Service
Read More »Slidell outdoorsmen want voices heard
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL — Two longtime Slidell outdoorsmen think all the experts and public officials have been missing one of their greatest resources when it comes to finding the best
Read More »Rigolets flood gates were defeated in 1970s
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL — After yet another severe flooding event in the regions around Lake Pontchartrain following Hurricane Isaac hitting here a week ago, public officials from St. Tammany to
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Slidell City Council Tuesday, Sept. 11—6:30 p.m. Council Chambers 2045 Second St., St. 320, Slidell Slidell Planning & Zoning Monday, Sept. 17—7 p.m. Council Chambers 2045 Second St., St. 320, Slidell Slidell Civil Service
Read More »FBI Academy is bond between father and son
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL — When William Hart finished high school in the late 80s, he was drawn to a profession with discipline and structure. After four years in the Navy,
Read More »Slidell Chamber honored as 2012 Louisiana Chamber of Year
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL — The high-level honors just keep coming for the East St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce. After being named the Louisiana Small Chamber of the Year in 2009,
Read More »Slidell man was editorial cartoonist for 35 years, still drawing as he turns 90 years of age
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL — Don’t talk to Eldon Pletcher about getting too old to act like a kid. The longtime Slidell resident just made 90 years of age, and is
Read More »Demolished homes costing city more grass cutting money
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL — A recently demolished house in the Slidell city limits is adding to a growing problem city workers have inherited, taking on more-and-more abandoned property where they
Read More »PRHS parents want more done at school
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau PEARL RIVER — Two parents of Pearl River High School students are leading the way for a work day at the school this Saturday, Aug. 18, to address
Read More »Year-end city sales tax shows declining economy
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL — The challenge for city officials handling an ever tightening Slidell financial situation appears to be growing more difficult, with year-end sales tax figures reflecting a declining
Read More »ACTION! For 50 Years
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL — When considering how Slidell Little Theatre began 50 years ago in Slidell, and the incredible contribution to the community’s social scene for five decades, it would
Read More »Theft charge added to ‘body in ice chest’ case
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL — Two women who were arrested for allegedly keeping a dead man’s body in an ice chest for months after he died, have been additionally charged with
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